Making equity and social justice common sense.
Narrative Initiative catalyzes durable narrative change in order to make equity and social justice common sense.
We make connections between people and organizations, amplify the best tools and methodologies from an emerging field, and activate new collaborations that lead to greater alignment.
What we do:
Build network infrastructure
We make connections between people and organizations working across narrative change disciplines. This network, spanning issues and geographies, provides infrastructure for an emerging field and creates space for collaboration.
Improve narrative change practice
We amplify useful tools and methodologies from the narrative change field, making promising interventions visible to a larger group of practitioners and building skills across disciplines.
Catalyze alignment in the field
We organize strategy labs, conduct landscape assessments, and explore opportunities for greater alignment among organizations, sectors and movements in order to advance deep narrative shifts.
Narrative change is about shifting paradigms and discourse over time.
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Systems Language for Narrative Power
Our systems language too often disempowers people. Putting people into systems stories as proactive agents...
How to do Intersectionality
Getting intersectional analysis right is an important piece of the narrative puzzle. Here are great...
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We agree, the term “narrative” is tossed around a lot.
Terms of Abuse: White Supremacy, Structural Racism and White Nationalism
Scot Nakagawa guides us through the cultural and legal systems of white supremacy, structural racism and white nationalism to find new narrative power.